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Having a plan no matter what you want to do, or be

Having a plan no matter what you want to do, or become can help a lot. It helps inform your decisions. If it helps you move towards a goal, good. If it doesn't what is the point?
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#quote #somebody #bespecific

Throw back to when the plant seemed to have twiste

Throw back to when the plant seemed to have twisted in the wind and split a bit. It stayed together and I'm not sure just how much stress this puts on a plant, but it seemed OK.
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Sometimes you just have to roll with whatever happens and hope for the best. You never know what can happen during a growing season.
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#growingpumpkins #giants #vines #vinetwist #vinesplit

Back home after travels. Time to unpack, plan some

Back home after travels. Time to unpack, plan some stuff and be productive.

Money means a lot of different things to a lot of

Money means a lot of different things to a lot of people. What would be the one thing that would make you happy if you could buy it? Let me know in the comments.
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#money #whatwouldyoubuy

Today is world Emoji day. Are you a heavy user of

Today is world Emoji day. Are you a heavy user of them? Hate when people use too many? What's your favourite one? Mine has to be the Jack O Lantern.
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Also as I made this image, I'd like to point out that the earth has a little squiggle that represents NZ. We are left off a lot of maps, especially in movies and TV.
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#worldemojiday #emojis #emoji

Today is world snake day. We are very lucky I thi

Today is world snake day. We are very lucky I think as we don't have any snakes here in New Zealand.
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Are snakes something you have to worry about where you grow? Let me know in the comments.
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#WorldSnakeDay
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Photo by Alfonso Castro on Unsplash:
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https://unsplash.com/photos/HaGwCk2AD84

I found this photo the other day and remembered I

I found this photo the other day and remembered I had this. After growing in tiny spaces for so long, having gear packed away in another city, I had lost track of even owning this.
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It's a good option if you aren't ready to step up to a full irrigation system, and you want to use something bigger than a little tiny sprayer.
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I really should dig it out and see if I can use it here. I bet the seals will need replacing on it.
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#backpacksprayer #sprayer #spray #nz #pumpkins

I tried to be onto it, and schedule everything for

I tried to be onto it, and schedule everything for this month. This months Instagram went haywire for some reason and published a bunch of future posts. Not sure why, think I've fixed it. Time to get some sleep.

This is one for all the word people out there. Don

This is one for all the word people out there. Don't Google it and give your best guess below. I'll post the answer in the comments in day.
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#riddle #riddles #whatistheanswer

Here's a shot of my 2nd pumpkin I ever grew. The 1

Here's a shot of my 2nd pumpkin I ever grew. The 1st to make it to a weigh off which is good.
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It grew in a tiny vegetable patch, probably no bigger than 2m x 2m. We had just moved in and I planted a seed. This is what grew.
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I know many people use the excuse of not having enough room to grow a giant pumpkin. But I think you can get OK results in a small area. I'd prefer a small area with amazing soil, then a larger area with crappy soil.
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I'll be figuring out what I can grow in Tiny Patch 2.0 this year, and I'll let you know how I get on with that.
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#orangepumpkin #giantpumpkin #growinginasmallarea #tinypatch #tiny #pumpkinpatch #nz #giantsnz #growinggiants #giantpumpkins #tinypatch2

Whose this cool dude wearing his work issued presc

Whose this cool dude wearing his work issued prescription safety glasses back in the day?
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This is a throwback to the first proper pumpkin I grew. I borrowed the work ute and had some people come to help load it up.
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Seeing as it was the very first time, it was very exciting.
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You can see my home made lifting tarp. I thought the rope would help; it didn't.
#tbt #pumpkinloading #giantpumpkin #pumpkintime #memories #pumpkin #orangepumpkin

This has to be my favourite quote so far. Read it

This has to be my favourite quote so far. Read it, and have a think.
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I'm not sure about you, but how many times have you had a good idea, and you've been shot down by people.
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Here in this part of the world, that comes under the name "Tall Poppy Syndrome" where instead of building people up, we chop them down.
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I've been guilty of it. After getting into this giant pumpkin growing world, which is all about growing the largest vegetable you can. I've learned that no matter what you are into (as long as it's not illegal) you should embrace it. So many interesting people out there, doing awesome things.
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#gpnz #quote #mediocre #tallpoppy

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